Manager, Program Management Office

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, mature, and enforce project standards, methodologies, tools, and reporting across customer and construction/expansion portfolios.
• Drive consistent project intake, prioritization, stage gating, risk management, and change control processes.
• Provide executive-level visibility into project health, risks, dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Oversee project managers supporting customer-related initiatives including new program introductions, capacity expansions, and operational readiness.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Engineering, IT, and Supply Chain to ensure customer commitments are clearly scoped, resourced, and executed.
• Proactively manage risks impacting customer delivery, cost, quality, and timeline.
• Lead PMO support for facility construction, site expansions, remodels, and major infrastructure initiatives.
• Carefully coordinate internal teams and external vendors to ensure projects meet safety, compliance, budget, and schedule requirements.
• Ensure smooth handoff from construction to operations with clear readiness and commissioning plans.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (25–50%) to support project sites.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of progressive project management experience, including leadership of complex programs.
• Experience overseeing both customer-facing programs and construction/facility expansion projects strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead PMOs, standardize processes, and manage multiple portfolios simultaneously.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to simplify complex issues.
• Pioneered people leader with experience building high-performing project teams.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking with strong execution discipline.
• Customer-focused and outcomes-driven mindset.
• Financial and schedule acumen.
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and influence skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (25–50%) to support project sites.